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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius" <jAhlenius@ogaki-tv.ne.jp>
Reply-To: chzpeedsa@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 08:18:46 -0700
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY NEEDED?

UNITED NATIONS
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES.
Internal Audit,Monitoring,Consulting And
Investigations Division.

From:Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius


Attn:Our Honorable Beneficiary.

This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria Yesterday from London,after
series of complains from the FBI and other Security agencies from Asia,
Europe, Oceania, Antarctica,South America and the United States of
America respectively, against the Federal Government of
Nigeria and the British Government for the rate of scam activities
going on in these
two nations.

I have met with President Muhammad Buhari GCFR,President Federal
Republic of Nigeria who claimed that he has been trying his best to
make sure you receive your fund through ATM Master
Card.

Right now,as directed by our secretary general
Mr.Ban Ki-Moon,We are working in collaboration with the
Nigerian Police Authority and have decided to waive away all your clearance
fees/Charges and authorize the Government of Nigeria to
effect the payment of your compensation of an amount of $11M approved
by both the British government and the UN directly to your house address
without any delay.The only fee you will pay to confirm your fund in your
destination house address according to our confirmation,is your Fund Ownership
Certificate fee of $95usd to the UN and the Nigerian
Government.

Send the $95usd through Western Union Money Transfer today
and get back with the MTCN Number as soon as you send the fee
okay Via,

NAME: AMANZE DURU
ADDRESS: LAGOS-NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION: IN GOD
TEXT ANSWER: WE TRUST
AMOUNT EXPECTING:$95USDONLY.
MTCN___________________________
SENDER'S NAME:

Sincerely,you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that some
top Nigerian and British Government Officials are interested in
your fund and they are working in collaboration with One Mr.Richard
Graves from USA to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into
their personal account.


I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I would like you to
urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on how best
to confirm your ATM Master Card
latest within the next 72 hours.For oral discussion or you email me .

Do get back to me with your Current House address where you
want me to deliver your ATM Master Card before going back as instructed
me OK.

Such as below.

YOUR
NAME:
HOUSE
ADDRESS:
YOUR
DIRECT MOBILE NUMBER::
AGE:
MARITAL STATUS:
CURRENT
OCCUPATION:
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION:

Looking forward to hear from
you by today with a positive answer to enable us finalize
this before WEDNESDAY latest.


Kindness Regards



Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius
Email: unoffice343222@gmail.com

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